Aberrant IgG2 antibody response to neisseria meningitidis polysaccharide A after vaccination in frequently infected compared to healthy IgA-deficient individuals

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-298

  Friman, V ^a,c   Hahn Zoric, M ^a   Bjorkander J ^a   Oxelius, V A ^b   Hanson, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2 ANTIBODY; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 4344598007     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-9475.2004.01459.x     Document Type: Article

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